Art Educator Opportunities

Dolly Carroll Scholarship

Art Teacher Scholarship

​Dolly Carroll Scholarship FundMembers of MAEA may apply for a scholarship to use for professional development. The application form may be found on the Forms Page. The application requires a description of the proposed workshop and requested funds. Up to $200 can be requested and considered. The MAEA Dolly Carroll Scholarship applications are reviewed each year at the annual winter retreat by the executive council present. Priority will be given to first time applicants. The quality of the application will also be considered in selection. Applicants will be notified by March 1st of the status of their application and all award recipients will be required to write a personal note of thanks to Alan Carroll, the sponsor of this scholarship. The MAEA executive council will collect and forward the note of gratitude.

Due date: January 31stReview: Annual MAEA Winter Retreat in FebruaryNotification of Award: March 1st

Dolly Carroll, in her childlike manner, named each of her ranch animals, and she knew the birthdays of most of the residents of Twin Bridges. Her passion in life, though, beside her husband, Alan, was to be an artist and to share this love with children. After completing her art teaching degree from the University of Montana Western, Dolly convinced the Twin Bridges Public School to begin a formal art program at the elementary level. During her six-year tenure, Dolly was awarded Art Teacher of the Year and also became quite active with the Southwest Montana Arts Council. In 1994, Dolly left Twin Bridges School to pursue a successful painting career continuing to inspire hundreds of children of all ages. Diane "Dolly" Carroll succumbed on a sunny summer day of 2002 at the youthful age of 55 to a brain embolism. Her colorful art as well as her sweet memory will continue to delight and amaze all who knew Dolly or see her paintings.

Student Opportunities

The Outwest Foundation provides micro-scholarship for current, non-graduating students to take classes and workshops; teacher classroom grants for field trips, materials, and/or guest presenters to supplement not supplant District funding for the visual arts; and college scholarships for students to pursue post-secondary study in arts related fields up to $2500 each. The opportunities are newly availed state wide. Please check out their website for more information.

The University of Montana is now accepting AP Studio Art Credits credit for credit with a score of 3 or higher starting SY 2018-2019! This is a very exciting first for Montana.

The School of Art at Montana State University-Bozeman would like to announce our 2018-2019 scholarship competition, February 22, 2018. This year, we will be awarding 2 -$3,000 scholarships to high school seniors based on our portfolio requirements.

SUBMISSION OF WORK - The scholarship awards will be based primarily on a digital portfolio review of your work, grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher, and a short essay. Portfolios should consist of 10 works and all work must be represented in jpg format on a usb drive, no photographs or original work will be accepted, pick the best view of each image to use. Images must be clearly labeled with your name, corresponding number from the entry form and the title of the image. No PowerPoint presentations or labels please. The essay requirement is a one page typed, 12-point font, single-spaced essay based on your personal art experiences and what you hope to do with a career in art. Please email, ship or drop off in person to: art@montana.edu, Scholarship Competition, School of Art 213 Haynes Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3680 and arrange for it to arrive no later than 4:30 p.m., February 22, 2018. Each portfolio must contain a completed entry form. Please make as many copies of the enclosed entry form as needed.

JURYING - The scholarship competition will be juried by a committee of School of Art faculty. The jury will be looking for a high level of artistic skill and creativity which indicates a readiness for college level art courses, some understanding of different media and evidence of serious interest in the visual arts as seen through approach and presentation. Good quality images are important. Work with your high school art teacher, they will be able to help you put together your portfolio.

If you have any questions please contact the School of Art, 213 Haynes Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, (406) 994-4501 or by e-mail at HUart@montana.eduUH. We look forward to seeing your work on February 22, 2018. I would also like to invite you to attend one of Montana State University’s MSU Friday events. It is a perfect time for you and your parents to find out all about Montana State University and the School of Art. For more details, contact New Student Services/Admissions at 1-888-MSU-CATS (1-888-678-2287) or HUadmissions@montana.eduUH.